asia • SAU
Saudi Arabia
Location marker · geographic overview
25° N / 45° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Riyadh
- Population
- 35,300,280 2024
- Area
- 2,149,690 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Arabic
- Currency
- Saudi riyal (SAR)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia (Arabic: السعودية, as-Suʿūdīyah) is the quintessential Arab kingdom.
Landscape & landmarks
There is an abundance of things to see and explore in Saudi Arabia, from ancient ruins to stunning natural landscapes.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Like in other Middle Eastern countries, food is traditionally eaten by hand in Saudi Arabia. The most important thing to remember is to use only your right hand (see Home etiquette below).Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-22. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Calling code
- +966
- Internet domain
- .sa, .السعودية
- Land border codes
- IRQ, JOR, KWT, OMN, QAT, ARE, YEM
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .sa or .السعودية. Source ↗
- The source lists sunday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.